30 November 1895
The Montgomery County Times was newspaper from Cardigan area in Wales, UK. They provided regular chess column since November 1895. Chess editor was not named.
Game:
Jackson Whipps Showalter vs Samuel Lipschutz 1-0, US Championship Match 1895
Queen's Gambit Declined
Widely known match and games were recorded well. In this game Showalter shows two Knights is better when facing two Bishops.
Problem:
White to play and mate in two, composed by H. Cudmore
Reports:
Annual match between Liverpool vs Manchester, and each team's players listed. Among Liverpool players on first board was Amos Burn.
The Montgomery County Times chess column
30 November 1895 -
Welsh Newspapers Online
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